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The Nasdaq Composite fell 1%. The bond market was a major reason stocks took a tumble. Treasury yields rose on Thursday, with the 30-year Treasury bond reaching 5.25% and the 10-year reaching 4.7% (bond prices and yields move inverse to each other).

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BlackRock (BLK) concluded the recent trading session at $1, signifying a -1.65% move from its prior day's close.

Copart, Inc. (CPRT) reached $34.34 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +1.45% change compared to its last close.

MongoDB (MDB) closed at $420.37 in the latest trading session, marking a -4.58% move from the prior day.

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Thursday, with the Dow tumbling about one-and-a-third percent, the S&P 500 falling just under one percent and the Nasdaq shedding one percent.</p><p>Rising Treasury yields dented risk appetite, explains Chatham Financial Chairman Amol Dhargalkar.</p><p>"The sell-off we're seeing is, again, related to what we're seeing in the bond market. There's concern over rising yields, there's concern over fiscal sustainability for the U.S. government. It is bleeding into equity markets. When you compare the two, though, it's clear that even though today there's some correlation, over the last several months, we've seen all-time highs in equity markets. It's been driven by higher earnings expectations. It's been driven by the AI trade. Even though it's a bifurcated equity market, you're seeing, I would say, somewhat broad-based growth over the last several months as you look at different indices."</p><p>Still, shares of Walmart fell more than 9% after the retail bellwether missed Wall Street expectations for quarterly comparable sales as rising gasoline prices had shoppers reining in spending. </p><p>Rival retailers Costco, Dollar Tree and Albertsons followed Walmart lower.</p><p>Shares of Coty dropped more than 9% after the CoverGirl cosmetics brand owner forecast current-quarter earnings below expectations and withheld its annual outlook.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>And shares of Advance Auto Parts tumbled more than 24% after the company issued a weaker annual sales forecast.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Meanwhile, cryptocurrency-related companies rallied a day after President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass a crypto bill. Shares of Strategy and exchange operator Coinbase Global each gained almost 8%.</p></body>

SentinelOne (S) closed the most recent trading day at $20.94, moving 1.78% from the previous trading session.

The latest trading day saw Core & Main (CNM) settling at $44.46, representing a -1.83% change from its previous close.

AZZ (AZZ) closed at $139.43 in the latest trading session, marking a -2.84% move from the prior day.

The latest trading day saw Williams-Sonoma (WSM) settling at $235.7, representing a -2.73% change from its previous close.

In the latest trading session, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) closed at $267.37, marking a -2.21% move from the previous day.

Zscaler (ZS) reached $174.95 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -5.23% change compared to its last close.

Walmart's U.S. sales and traffic missed Wall Street expectations, pressuring shares despite a raised full-year outlook, today, Aug. 20, 2026.

On Aug. 20, 2026, the digital brokerage posted $198.8 million in revenue with trading-related income up 66% year over year, fueling investor optimism.

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The Nasdaq closed below its Aug. 4 follow-through day low, a highly bearish signal for the market rally. Walmart, SpaceX, CrowdStrike were big losers.

The market sold off Thursday after Treasurys retreated from Wednesday’s rally, oil prices rose and Walmart, a component of all three major indexes, fell more than 9%, according to Jay Hatfield, chief executive at Infrastructure Capital Advisors.

FINANCE U.S. stocks fell Thursday as the brief calm in the bond market evaporated. Treasury yields climbed back toward recent highs and weak results from Walmart raised fresh concerns about the health of American consumers.

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